Let me know, all Hindi movie experts - if you identify the tune of the last song in the above list ? It's ringing in my mind, but I cannot remember the lyrics :-)Īlso, I would love to see suggestions to songs or movies of this legendary actress in other languages apart from Telugu. Neevu Leka Veena (Movie: Dr Chakravarthy)Ĭhiguraakulalo Chilakamma (Movie: Donga Ramudu) Naa Paata Nee Nota (Movie: Mooga Manasulu) Here are a few links to some of her beautiful song performances in Telugu. And the great Savitri will forever be my most favourite actress. I love watching old movies in black and white. So, trust everyone but be vigilant always.
Her extreme generosity never helped her when she was in need of support, even though she made (read futile) attempts to contact them all. She trusted everybody around her - friends, relatives and even servants. And to alcohol at that! Forgiveness is the best punishment you can give a person.Ģ.
If she forgave him, we would not have lost such an incredible woman at a young age of just 45. However, he apologized several times and made multiple attempts to win her love back. She did not forgive her husband who made a big mistake, no doubt. the reasons why she died such a mentally traumatic death, despite being so wealthy, successful, kind, generous and thoughtful are:ġ. Two most important takeaways that we can learn from her life story. They say that she used to have permanent goldsmiths employed at her house, such rich & successful was she ! She was a very generous woman, she helped fund many causes and stood by the needy. She married Tamil yesteryear superstar Gemini Ganesan and they were deeply in love. She has acted in more than 250 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films and has won many awards during her flourishing career. So, why was the legendary actress hailed so much and yet, what went wrong in her decision making, which costed her, her life ?Ĭoming from a very poor family, Savitri was a natural actress. Savitri was admired by many and shared a great rapport with many of her contemporaries like NT Rama Rao, ANR, MGR, Raj Kumar and many more. Mahanati in Telugu means "Legendary Actress". Savitri was always referred to and credited as "Mahanati". Amitabh Bachchan said that she was a superb adaakara (actress) and that he admired her body of work. Savitri shared a great rapport with her Bombay contemporaries and the group of actors often used to hang out together. Savitri, born in 1936, was first recognised in a theatrical play by none other than Prithviraj Kapoor, the veteran Bollywood actor-producer during one of his visits to Andhra Pradesh. It is a biopic film made on the life of yesteryear South Indian legendary actress "Savitri", who still (+37 years after her demise at the young age of 45) enjoys a huge following in South India and is an inspiration to many actresses.Īmitabh Bachchan confessed, during the media interaction for the upcoming season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, that he is a huge fan of Savitri in the South film industry and Waheeda Rehman in the Hindi film industry. When the movie Mahanati in Telugu (Nadigayar Tilagam in Tamil) released 3 months ago, it created waves across South India and in the United States, which is home to thousands of Telugu and Tamil familes.